Marcus Antonius Gordianus was proclaimed emperor by the Pratorian guard at the age of 14 or 15. He ruled for 6 years (238-244 AD). Through the manipulations of Philip, an officer of the guard, Gordian III was murdered at the age of 21. Philip I succeeded him to the throne . Each of these coins bears the image of Gordian III and was issued during his reign. The grade of these coins in Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated. Many are virtually as struck.